Horst Fügner (11 March 1923 – 22 November 2014) was a German former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He rode for the East German MZ works team from 1954 and rode in Grands Prix from 1957.
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 March 1923 Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 November 2014 (aged 91) Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 1955, 1956 and 1958 Fügner won the 250cc class of the East German motorcycling championship.[1] His best year was 1958 when he won the Swedish Grand Prix and finished the season second to Tarquinio Provini in the 250cc World Championship.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Motorradsport – DDR – Meisterschaften (Straßenrennsport – Teil 1)". Historie. sport-komplett.de. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ "Horst Fügner's profile". motogp.com. Dorna Sports S.L. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
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